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Mahonia imbricata

Mahonia imbricata is a shrub in the barberry family, described in 2001 and native to China (Guizhou and Yunnan). Little is documented about its cultivation, and its taxonomic status is still uncertain.

Family
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then once the top few centimetres of soil dry out.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or loam.
Temperature
Hardy in mild climates; protect from hard frost below about -10 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Mahonia imbricata is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 2001. It is endemic to China, known from Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces. As of 2023 the status of the species is uncertain with POWO listing it as an unplaced species, one for which there is not enough information to determine its validity.

Other Mahonia plants

Oregon Grape · Berberis andrieuxii · Oregon Grape · Berberis bracteolata · Berberis breviracema · Berberis chiapensis · Berberis chochoco · Shining Netvein Barberry · Berberis ehrenbergii · Berberis eurybracteata · Fortune Mahonia · Berberis gracilipes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mahonia imbricata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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